1600 Vyssotsky

1600 Vyssotsky
Discovery [1]
Discovered by C. A. Wirtanen
Discovery site Lick Observatory
Discovery date 22 October 1947
Designations
MPC designation 1600 Vyssotsky
Named after
 Alexander Vyssotsky
(astronomer)[2]
1947 UC
main-belt (inner) · Hungaria [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 68.00 yr (24,836 days)     
Aphelion 1.9179 AU
Perihelion 1.7799 AU
1.8489 AU
Eccentricity 0.0373
2.51 yr (918 days)
245.76°
Inclination 21.169°
60.614°
50.558°
Earth MOID 0.8144 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 7.50±0.50 km[4]
7.41±0.06 km[5]
7.67 km (calculated)[3]
3.2011 h[6]
3.2±0.01 h[7]
3.20144±0.00002 h[8]
3.201±0.001 h[9]
3.20116±0.00004 h[10]
3.201264±0.00001 h[11]
3.201±0.001 h[12]
3.201±0.001 h[13]
3.205±0.005 h[14]
3.20124±0.00004 h[8]
3.201±0.005 h[15]
3.205±0.003 h[16]
0.506±0.187[17]
0.547±0.076[4]
0.321±0.059[5]
0.3 (assumed)[3]
SMASS = A
A [3]
12.6

    1600 Vyssotsky, provisional designation 1947 UC, is a reddish asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on October 22, 1947 by American astronomer Carl Wirtanen at Lick Observatory on the summit of Mount Hamilton, California.[18]

    The asteroid is a member of the Hungaria family, that form the last, innermost dense concentration of asteroids in the Solar System. Contrary to most members of this family, Vyssotsky has a very rare A-type spectra. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–1.9 AU once every two and a half years (918 days). Its orbit is of low-eccentricity and heavily tilted towards the plane of the ecliptic. Its geometric albedo lies between 0.03 and 0.06.[4][5][17]

    Photometric observations at the Palmer Divide Observatory (see video in § External links) in the U.S. state of Colorado in 1999 were used to build a light curve for this object. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 3.201±0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.19±0.01 in magnitude.[13] A repeated observation in 2014 gave a period of 3.205±0.003 hours.[16]

    It was named in honor of Russian–American astronomer Alexander Vyssotsky (1888–1973) who joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1923 and stayed at the McCormick Observatory on Mount Jefferson, Virginia, for 35 years. He was active in the fields of photometry, astrometry and spectral classification.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1600 Vyssotsky (1947 UC)" (2015-10-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1600) Vyssotsky. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 127. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (1600) Vyssotsky". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; Ishihara, Daisuke; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Retrieved November 2015.
    5. 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; Cabrera, M. S. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved November 2015.
    6. ↑ Warner, Brian D.; Pray, Donald P.; Dyvig, Ron; Reddy, Vishnu (June 2006). "Lightcurve for Hungaria asteroid 1600 Vyssotsky over several apparitions". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 33 (2): 45–46. Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...45W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    7. ↑ Warner, B. D. (December 1999). "Asteroid Photometry at the Palmer Divide Observatory". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 26. Bibcode:1999MPBu...26...31W. Retrieved November 2015.
    8. 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1600) Vyssotsky". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved November 2015.
    9. ↑ Licchelli, Domenico (September 2006). "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 300 Geraldina, 573 Recha, 629 Bernardina 721 Tabora, 1547 Nele, and 1600 Vyssotsky". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 33 (3): 50–51. Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...50L. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    10. ↑ Higgins, David (March 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Hunters Hill Observatory and Collaborating Stations: April 2007 - June 2007". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 35 (1): 30–32. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...30H. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    11. ↑ Warner, Brian D.; Higgins, David; Pray, Donald P.; Dyvig, Ron; Reddy, Vishnu; Durech, Josef (March 2008). "A Shape and Spin Model for 1600 Vyssotsky". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 35 (1): 13–14. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...13W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    12. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (July 2009). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: 2008 December - 2009 March". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 36 (3): 109–116. Bibcode:2009MPBu...36..109W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    13. 1 2 Warner, Brian D. (January 2011). "Upon Further Review: IV. An Examination of Previous Lightcurve Analysis from the Palmer Divide Observatory". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 38 (1): 52–54. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...52W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    14. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (April 2011). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: 2010 September-December". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 38 (2): 82–86. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...82W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    15. ↑ Lucas, Michael P.; Ryan, Jeffrey G.; Fauerbach, Michael; Grasso, Salvatore (October 2011). "Lightcurve Analysis of Five Taxonomic A-class Asteroids". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 38 (4): 218–220. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38..218L. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    16. 1 2 Warner, Brian D. (July 2014). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at CS3-Palmer Divide Station: 2014 January-March". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 41 (3): 144–155. Bibcode:2014MPBu...41..144W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    17. 1 2 Gil-Hutton, R.; Lazzaro, D.; Benavidez, P. (June 2007). "Polarimetric observations of Hungaria asteroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics 468 (3): 1109–1114. Bibcode:2007A&A...468.1109G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077178. Retrieved November 2015.
    18. ↑ "1600 Vyssotsky (1947 UC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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